Showing posts with label Bipasha Basu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bipasha Basu. Show all posts

Saturday, February 5, 2011

So Aamir has signed on to do Dhoom 3 – rewind back to Dhoom 2!


Reading the news of Aamir signing on to do Dhoom 3, and also that Katrina would be in the film led to a flashback to my attempt to see Dhoom2!

I watched this one in installments. The first 15 minutes go by -
1. Thief defies laws of Physics and para drops right onto a moving train, landing with his feet firmly planted
2. The queen coincidentally has a long face and beaked nose just like the thief – what was he, her long lost son or something?

Sunday, October 17, 2010

John Abraham sentenced to 15 days in jail

John Abraham was sentenced to 15 days in jail for a 2006 accident case.  He was immediately released on bail.  Bipasha complaining...

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Aakrosh reviews


Deccan Chronicle:  4 stars "more violent than visceral"

Satyen K. Bordoloi, IANS: 3.5 stars "holds mirror to society"
Preeti Arora, Rediff: 3.5 stars "realism, Bollywood style"
Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama: 3.5 stars "strikes a punch"
Pankaj Sabnani, Glamsham: 3 stars "spellbinding action thriller"
Spice Zee:  3 stars "power-packed film"
Blessy Chettiar, DNA:  3 stars "must watch topical thriller"
Minty Tejpal, Mumbai Mirror:  3 stars "worth seeing if you like bloody, real films"
K.K. Rai, Stardust Magazine:  3 stars "a fine movie"
Devesh Sharma, Filmfare Magazine:  3 stars "burns itself out"

Rajeev Masand, CNNibn: 2.5 stars "The film is engrossing in portions, but suffers on account of inconsistent writing."
Anupama Chopra, NDTV:  2.5 stars "plagiarising trend continues"
Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice:  2.5 stars "Mississippi Burning with Indian spin"
Sonia Chopra, Sify:  2.5 stars "insightful, meaningful stand on honor killings, it is not"
Janhvi Patel, Star Box Office:  2 stars "serious & disturbing"

Komal Nahta, Koimoi:  1.5 stars "more grim than entertaining"
Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times: 1.5 stars "heavy assault on your senses"
Deepa Garimella, Full Hyderabad: 1.5 stars "not recommended for those not looking for grief"

Sanjukta Sharma, Livemint:  unrated "pity Priyadarshan equates audience interests with mindlessness"
Vinod Mirani, Indian Television:  unrated "fails to evoke sympathy"
Vinod Tripathi, Reuters blog: unrated "movie gets most things right"
KN Gupta, Smashits:  unrated "full of inconsistencies"

Avg. rating: 2.72 stars (49/18)

Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Truth Behind Bollywood Lies

From adoption of kittens to underworld calls from Dubai, there’s an entire industry of spin doctors churning out fake news.



PUBLICITY: Emraan Hashmi gets a threat from the Bombay underworld |
 REALITY: Hashmi neither confirms nor denies it, as he does not want to 
commit an outright lie
PUBLICITY: Emraan Hashmi gets a threat from the Bombay underworld | REALITY: Hashmi neither confirms nor denies it, as he does not want to commit an outright lie

PUBLICITY: Aamir Khan was very keen to visit a village named 
Peepli | REALITY: Even the cancellation of that trip served as extra 
publicity
PUBLICITY: Aamir Khan was very keen to visit a village named Peepli | REALITY: Even the cancellation of that trip served as extra publicity

PUBLICITY: Abhishek Bachchan dived 90 ft off a cliff, despite 
director Mani Ratnam forbidding him | REALITY: Former diving champion MS
 Balram had taken the giant leap, not Abhishek
PUBLICITY: Abhishek Bachchan dived 90 ft off a cliff, despite director Mani Ratnam forbidding him | REALITY: Former diving champion MS Balram had taken the giant leap, not Abhishek

PUBLICITY: Newspapers say Khatta Meetha is a hit | REALITY: The 
movie did average business. It is a plug to hype Akshay Kumar’s star 
status
PUBLICITY: Newspapers say Khatta Meetha is a hit | REALITY: The movie did average business. It is a plug to hype Akshay Kumar’s star status

PUBLICITY: Kareena could not watch the film with her mother 
because it was so steamy | REALITY: Audiences stayed away as well
PUBLICITY: Kareena could not watch the film with her mother because it was so steamy | REALITY: Audiences stayed away as well

PUBLICITY: Lamhaa has bankrupted its producer | REALITY: It did 
average business. The producer wants to avoid paying his dues to the 
cast and crew
PUBLICITY: Lamhaa has bankrupted its producer | REALITY: It did average business. The producer wants to avoid paying his dues to the cast and crew

PUBLICITY: Akshay Kumar shopped for the turban that Snoop Dogg 
wore in the closing credits song | REALITY: Confronted,  Kumar said: “Do
 I look like the kind of man that goes turban shopping?”
PUBLICITY: Akshay Kumar shopped for the turban that Snoop Dogg wore in the closing credits song | REALITY: Confronted, Kumar said: “Do I look like the kind of man that goes turban shopping?”
Emraan Hashmi snaps impatiently at the reporter. He has just been asked to confirm a national daily’s report about underworld threats over the phone forcing him to change his number. At the moment, this bit of news is not Hashmi’s only connection to the underworld. He is also playing the role of a gangster in his new film, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. “Please don’t speculate and blow things out of proportion. I have temporarily switched off my mobile and will reconnect it soon,” he says. It’s a cryptic no-answer for a good reason—the news is planted but he does not want to commit an outright lie.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Bipasha has nine looks in Pankh


Bipasha Basu has nine different avatars in her next film Pankh. Her look changes according to the way her co-star Maradona Rebello feels in the film. When Maradona's character is upset, Bipasha appears in a harsh look, when he is sad, her look too changes and is much softer.

Bipasha worked very hard with designer Rocky S to perfect her various avatars and see each one is markedly different from the other.

Pankh is directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay and produced by Sanjay Gupta. It tells the story of a boy child artiste who plays a girl in films. When he grows up, he has to face his own confusion about his gender. The film is expected to release on April 2.

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Bipasha has nine looks in Pankh


Bipasha Basu has nine different avatars in her next film Pankh. Her look changes according to the way her co-star Maradona Rebello feels in the film. When Maradona's character is upset, Bipasha appears in a harsh look, when he is sad, her look too changes and is much softer.

Bipasha worked very hard with designer Rocky S to perfect her various avatars and see each one is markedly different from the other.

Pankh is directed by Sudipto Chattopadhyay and produced by Sanjay Gupta. It tells the story of a boy child artiste who plays a girl in films. When he grows up, he has to face his own confusion about his gender. The film is expected to release on April 2.

LINK